Actor Mark Wahlberg is pushing to create a new Hollywood in Las Vegas months after he left his Los Angeles home to give his kids a ‘better life.’
Wahlberg on Wednesday lobbied Nevada state lawmakers to pass a bill that would increase tax credits for film production from $10 million per year to $190 million per year over the next 20 years.
‘I would love to see us building studios, creating jobs and just diversifying the economy,’ Wahlberg told CNBC. ‘I’ve moved my last film here. I’m shooting another film here coming up in the summertime.’
The 51-year-old actor put his 12-bedroom, 20-bathroom Beverly Hills mansion on the market for $87.5 million last year and bid the Golden State farewell in hopes of giving his children a ‘better life’ in income tax-free Nevada.
Wahlberg’s push is the latest among celebrities and states looking for a new filming capital after liberal policies in California have led to high taxes, increased ‘wokeness,’ crime and rampant homelessness.
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